[OFARC] Fwd: The ARRL Letter for April 27, 2023

Fri Apr 28 08:25:54 EDT 2023

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April 27, 2023
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   - 2023 ARRL Field Day Gear is Now Shipping!
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ARRL Advocates for Radio Amateurs as FCC Proposes Changes to 60-Meter Band

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking comments about
changing the secondary allocation available to radio amateurs on 60 meters.
The FCC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on April 21, 2023,
that deals with the band. In a prior petition, ARRL The National
Association for Amateur Radio <http://www.arrl.org/>® urged protecting the
existing use of the band by amateurs when adding a new allocation adopted
internationally.

Currently, radio amateurs in the US have access to five discrete channels
on a secondary basis: 5332 kHz, 5348 kHz, 5358.5 kHz, 5373 kHz, and 5405
kHz. Users of these channels are limited to an effective radiated power
(ERP) of 100 W PEP.

The FCC proposes to allocate 15 kHz of contiguous bandwidth between 5351.5
- 5366.5 kHz on a secondary basis with a maximum power of 15 W EIRP
(equivalent to 9.15 W ERP). This allocation was adopted at the 2015 World
Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15).

The federal government is the primary user of the 5 MHz spectrum. The
government's manager of spectrum use, the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA), has expressed support for implementing
the allocation as adopted at WRC-15. Doing so would result in amateurs
losing access to four of the five discrete channels, and power limits would
be reduced from 100 W ERP to 9.15 W ERP. However, it would provide access
to a new contiguous 15 kHz band that includes one of the current five
channels.

In 2017, ARRL petitioned the FCC
<http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Regulatory/Petition%20for%20Rule%20Making%205%20MHz%20FINAL%20January%2012,%202017.pdf>
to keep the four 60-meter channels that fall outside the new band, as well
as the current operating rules, including the 100 W PEP ERP limit.

The ARRL petition stated, "Such implementation will allow radio amateurs
engaged in emergency and disaster relief communications, and especially
those between the United States and the Caribbean basin, to more reliably,
more flexibly, and more capably conduct those communications."

ARRL said that years of amateur radio experience using the five discrete
channels have shown that amateurs can coexist with primary users at 5 MHz
while complying with the regulations established for their use. The
petition also stated, "Neither ARRL, nor, apparently, NTIA, is aware of a
single reported instance of interference to a federal user by a radio
amateur operating at 5 MHz to date."

In the NPRM
<https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-implements-and-proposes-final-acts-wrc-19-and-wrc-15>,
the FCC recognizes that Canada has already adopted 60-meter allocations and
related rules that align with those proposed by ARRL. The Commission wrote,
"Finally, we note that Canada has essentially implemented the same rules as
ARRL has requested."

The FCC proposed to allocate the 15 kHz bandwidth, but stopped short of
making a proposal on whether the existing channels should remain allocated
to amateur radio and what the power limitations should be. They requested
comments on their proposal and the related channel and power issues.

Comments will be due 60 days after the NPRM is published in the Federal
Register, which is expected within the next two weeks.
2023 ARRL Field Day Gear is Now Shipping!

ARRL Field Day <http://www.arrl.org/field-day> is June 24 - 25. Get ready
for amateur radio's largest on-air operating event with official 2023 ARRL
Field Day merchandise available for order now. T-shirts
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are great ways to show off your involvement in this annual event. This
year's colorful design features a globe centered on North America and the
words, "Tune In The World." The back of the t-shirt includes a check-off
list of ARRL and RAC Sections - a fun way to keep track of your Field Day
contacts.

Encourage club members, family, friends, and prospective hams to take part
with ARRL Field Day recruitment posters
<http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Field-Day/2023/ARRL_FD23_Poster.pdf> and
attractive "Get on the Air" (GOTA) pins
<https://home.arrl.org/action/Store/Product-Details/productId/115014> for
newcomers.

Get your 2023 ARRL Field Day supplies from the ARRL online store
<http://www.arrl.org/shop/fieldday> or by calling the toll-free number
1-888-277-5289, from Monday through Thursday, 8 AM to 7 PM and on Friday
from 8 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time. If you are outside of the US, call
1-860-594-0355.

The complete 2023 ARRL Field Day
<http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Field-Day/2023/2023%20Field%20Day%20Packet%20v1.pdf>
packet is online. ARRL encourages participants to register their Field Day
operations with the Field Day Site Locator
<http://www.arrl.org/field-day-locator>.
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New STEM Trailer for All Things Amateur Radio Association

The All Things Amateur Radio Association (ATARA), W8ATR, in Carroll, Ohio,
revealed its new science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
trailer on Saturday, April 22, 2023, at the Rising Park's Seeds of Change
Earth Day event.

>From left to right ATARA club members: Jonathan Imlay, K8LU, Ted Stephens,
N8ASH, Herb Horn, KE8RJD, Greg DerSarkisian, KD8SSJ, Jarrod Combs, KE8MBL,
and Diane Warner KE8HLD. (ATARA photo)

The trailer, funded by a grant from the ARRL Foundation, offers visitors a
hands-on STEM experience, including a CW oscillator, a display about the
history of Morse code, and signage explaining the history of wireless
technology and radios.

There are three Snap Circuits® stations set up for visitors to build an FM
radio, and a working replica of a spark-gap transmitter. There is also a
complete amateur station with a telescoping mast and a quarter wave
vertical ground plane antenna. The trailer has all of the necessary
equipment for youth to fox hunt.

More than 100 people went through the trailer and ATARA is planning on
setting up again for Field Day in June.

ATARA Activities Director Diane Warner, KE8HLD, said it was a great day.
She stated, "It was exciting to see children's excitement as they keyed
their name in Morse code, built an FM radio, made a spark on the spark gap
transmitter, and watched the waterfall on the radio station's monitor."

She added that ATARA plans to add improvements and more exhibits to the
trailer.

Warner also thanked the ARRL Foundation, saying, "We have been given a
wonderful opportunity to reach youth and adults and show them the wonderful
world of amateur radio!"

The All Things Amateur Radio Association is an ARRL Affiliated Club.
International Marconi Day: National Parks Director Makes QSO

International Marconi Day celebrates the accomplishments of radio pioneer
Guglielmo Marconi on the Saturday closest to his birthday each year.
Stations around the world activate a special operating event to celebrate.

National Parks Service Director Charles " Chuck" Sams, III (left) operates
as KM1CC from the South Wellfleet Historic Site at Cape Cod National
Seashore. Marconi Cape Cod Radio Club Trustee Barbara Dougan, N1NS,
(right). (Marconi Cape Cod Radio Club KM1CC, photo)

On January 18, 1903, the first public two-way wireless communication
occurred between the United States and Europe. A message from President
Theodore Roosevelt was sent to King Edward VII from the South Wellfleet site
<https://www.nps.gov/caco/learn/historyculture/marconi.htm>. The site is
preserved within the Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts.

For International Marconi Day 2023, the Marconi Cape Cod Radio Club activated
the site
<https://nediv.arrl.org/2023/01/06/km1cc-on-the-air-for-120th-anniversary-of-marconis-transatlantic-message/>
with their club call sign, KM1CC. Their event featured a special guest, the
Director of the National Park Service Charles "Chuck" Sams III
<https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/director.htm>. The Director operated third
party from the site for a scheduled QSO with W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim
Memorial Station at ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut.

During the 40-meter QSO, Sams relayed his appreciation for the history of
the site, stating, "This historic site is listed on the National Register
of Historic Places for its global importance in communication history." He
also noted his time in the United States Navy and how critical it was to
have two-way radio communications from ship-to-shore and ship-to-ship.
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Amateur Radio in the News

ARRL Public Information Officers, Coordinators, and many other
member-volunteers help keep amateur radio and ARRL in the news
<http://www.arrl.org/media-hits>.

"West Michigan aviation students speak with astronaut in space
<https://www.woodtv.com/news/kent-county/west-michigan-aviation-students-speak-with-astronaut-in-space/>"
/ WOOD-TV (Michigan), April 20, 2023 -- Students from the West Michigan
Aviation Academy speak to astronaut with help from several amateur radio
groups.

"International Marconi Day Celebrated At Binghamton Landmark
<https://www.wicz.com/story/48769775/international-marconi-day-celebrated-at-binghamton-landmark>"
/ WICZ (New York), April 22, 2023 -- *The Binghamton Amateur Radio
Association is an ARRL Affiliated Club.*

"Columbia-based amateur radio operator named Howard's Emergency Management
Volunteer of the Year
<https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/columbia-based-amateur-radio-operator-named-howard-s-emergency-management-volunteer-of-the-year/ar-AA1ahBL0>"
/ Baltimore Sun (Maryland), April 24, 2023 - *Dan Wilt, N3YQ, is a member
of the Columbia Amateur Radio Association, an ARRL Affiliated Club*.

Share <newsmedia at arrl.org> any amateur radio media hits you spot with us.
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ARRL Podcasts

*On the Air*
* Sponsored by **Icom* <http://www.icomamerica.com/en/>

The March/April 2023 issue of *On the Air* featured an article on "The
Incident Command System and Amateur Radio," that introduced the Incident
Command System (ICS), an emergency management system that public safety
agencies use to respond to everything from small incidents to large-scale
emergencies. ARRL Director of Emergency Management Josh Johnston, KE5MHV,
joins this episode of the podcast to share more about the system's origins
and uses, where and how amateur radio operators fit into the system, and
where to get ICS training.

*ARRL Audio News *Listen to ARRL Audio News
<http://www.arrl.org/arrl-audio-news>, available every Friday. ARRL Audio
News is a summary of the week's top news stories in the world of amateur
radio and ARRL, along with interviews and other features.

The On the Air podcast is available on iTunes (iOS) and Stitcher (Android).
The On the Air podcast and ARRL Audio News are also on blubrry -- On the Air
<https://blubrry.com/arrlontheair/> | ARRL Audio News
<https://blubrry.com/arrlaudionews/>.
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Announcements

*The Houston AMSAT Net has been around since the mid - 80-'s and AMSAT
Board of Directors member Bruce Paige, KK5DO, started hosting it in 1993.*
Net sessions now total more than 1500; number 1,506 occurred on April 11,
2023. Check-ins feature discussions about satellite and balloon operations.
Andy MacAllister, W5ACM (SK), was the host with Paige and Marty Smith,
WV5Y. Through the years, they morphed from geostationary satellites and
streaming to its current format, podcasting and EchoLink. Smith is now the
host and Paige has relocated to a different area and cannot reach the local
Houston, Texas, repeater. However, he provides the copy each week for the
ARRL Audio News. Vern Jackson, WA0RCR, has put the program on the top band
for all these years. You can listen to the last net on 1860 kHz AM. The net
can be heard on the local Houston repeater, W5BSA, on 145.190 MHz on
Tuesday evenings at 8:00 PM Central Time. At amsatnet.com, you can find a
link to the live stream of the net, a link to the recorded nets for the
past four weeks, and some older live streams. There is also a link for the
URLs that are referenced during the net, so you do not need to write them
down. A subscription is available to receive the links via email when they
are posted. The AMSAT net can be found with a stream on EchoLink connecting
to *AMSAT*. A special thanks to Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Board of
Directors member for the updated information.

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In Brief...

*Former Section Manager of the ARRL Northern Florida Section Stephen Szabo,**
WB4OMM, **passed away Sunday, April 23, 2023. *

Steve Szabo, WB4OMM, in 2018. (Robert Nocero, W4KBW, photo)

Szabo was an ARRL Life Member and a Quarter Century Wireless Association
Inc. member. He served as the Northern Florida Section Manager for four
years, from 2014 to 2018. In June 1968, he began his amateur radio journey
with the Boy Scouts while on a weekend camping trip to Montrose, New York.
He earned his Novice license in 1971. Szabo retired from his full-time role
as a captain of the Daytona Beach Police Department of Florida in 2010 but
remained active part-time until 2021. He was a member of the Daytona Beach
Amateur Radio Association (DBARA) and served as President from 1992 to 1996
and from 1999 to 2003. He also served as Vice President in 1998, Director
in 1990, 1991, and 1997, Secretary in 2004, License Trustee, and Treasurer
in 2011 and 2012. Szabo won DBARA Ham of the Year in 1995 and 2009 and the
President's Award in 1996 and 1997. In 2005, he started the Daytona Beach
CERT Amateur Radio Team and had been very active in the club as President
until he stepped down due to illness in early 2023. Read more about his
life and his amateur radio journey on his webpage <https://wb4omm.com/>.

*The Hualapai Amateur Radio Club (HARC), WB6RER, in Kingman, Arizona,
presented the Kingman Regional Medical Center's WL Nugent Cancer Center
with a check for $1,300 in memory of club member Alan Stevenson, KG7YLB,
(SK)*. The check was presented by club President Rick Cooper, K7CNT,
Trustee David Admire, KE6HHL, and Stevenson's widow, Carol Stevenson. Mrs.
Stevenson donated her late husband's amateur radio equipment to the club to
be sold. She asked that a portion of the sales be donated to a cancer
charity. The remainder of the money was kept by the club to fund
activities, which include communications in support of the local community.
Most of Stevenson's equipment was purchased by club members eager to help.
HARC chose Kingman Regional Medical Center's WL Nugent Cancer Center to
further assist the people of Kingman. Club Secretary Mike Risser, KG6ECW,
said, "One of the reasons that amateur radio exists is to help the
communities that we live in, [and] this is another way we were able to do
that." The HARC is focused on radio communications that use internationally
allocated radio frequencies. HARC provides communications for community
events, promotes Kingman through on-the-air activities and events, and
assists with emergency communications. HARC also stands ready to assist
people in becoming licensed radio amateurs through certified testing
sessions. They are restarting their annual Hamfests, which were on hiatus
due to COVID-19. The club is heavily integrated in county and municipal
activities throughout the Kingman/Hualapai County area. For more
information or to contact HARC, visit https://www.wb6rer.net. HARC is an
ARRL Affiliated Club.

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The K7RA Solar Update

Tad Cook, K7RA, of Seattle, Washington, reports for this week's ARRL
Propagation Bulletin, ARLP017:

At 0134 UTC on April 27, The Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre of
the Australian Bureau of Meteorology issued a geomagnetic disturbance
warning, stating, "An equatorial coronal hole is currently elevating solar
wind speeds. Combined with the anticipated impact from a recent CME on
April 27, geomagnetic activity is expected to be at G0-G1 levels over April
27 - 28, with a slight chance of an isolated period of G2."

Solar disk image taken April 27, 2023, courtesy of NASA SDO/HMI.

Solar and geomagnetic indicators moved in opposite directions this week.
Average daily sunspot numbers over April 20 - 26 made a dramatic drop from
146.9 to 91.4, and average daily solar flux dropped from 164.5 to 139.4.

Average daily planetary A index more than tripled from 8.1 to 26.9, while
average middle latitude A index more than doubled from 7.3 to 15.6.

Solar wind and explosions caused all of this grief.

Spaceweather.com reported that on April 21, a large magnetic filament on
the sun exploded and hurled debris toward Earth.

Later, they reported that on April 23, at 1737 UTC a CME hit Earth, which
sparked a severe G4-class geomagnetic storm. Aurora was visible as far
south as southern New Mexico and Texas.

The planetary K index went as high as 8 over April 23 - 24.

Predicted solar flux over the next month is 135 on April 27 - 30; 140 on
May 1 - 6, then 145, 150, 155, 160, and 165 on May 7 - 11; 170 on May 12 -
13, then 165, 160, 155, 150, 145, and 140 on May 14 - 19; 135 on May 20 -
21; 130 and 125 on May 22 - 23; 120 on May 24 - 25, and 125, 130, and 135
on May 26 - 28.

Predicted planetary A index is 18, 25, and 12 on April 27 - 29; 8 on April
30 through May 3, then 10, 8, 12, and 10 on May 4 - 7; 8 on May 8 - 9, then
5, 5, and 12 on May 10 - 12; 5 on May 13 - 15; 8 on May 16 - 17; 5 on May
18 - 22, then 15 and 18 on May 23 - 34, and 15 on May 25 - 27.

Here is a link to the aurora as observed in China:

https://bit.ly/41KyY3w

Here is a link to explaining the aurora:

https://bit.ly/3n7ROm2

Sunspot numbers for April 20 through 26, 2023, were 97, 114, 87, 86, 88,
87, and 81, with a mean of 91.4. 10.7-centimeter flux was 147, 151.2,
141.2, 135.2, 133.9, 130.7, and 136.5, with a mean of 139.4. Estimated
planetary A indices were 5, 9, 7, 66, 76, 10, and 15, with a mean of 26.9.
Middle latitude A index was 5, 8, 6, 32, 39, 7, and 12, with a mean of 15.6.

Send your tips, questions, or comments to k7ra at arrl.net.

A comprehensive K7RA Solar Update is posted Fridays on the ARRL website.
For more information concerning radio propagation, visit
<http://arrl.org/propagation-of-rf-signals> the ARRL Technical Information
Service, read <http://arrl.org/the-sun-the-earth-the-ionosphere> "What the
Numbers Mean...," and check out <http://k9la.us/> the Propagation Page of
Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA.

A propagation bulletin archive
<http://arrl.org/w1aw-bulletins-archive-propagation> is available. For
customizable propagation charts, visit the VOACAP Online for Ham Radio
<https://www.voacap.com/hf/> website.

Share <k7ra at arrl.net> your reports and observations.

A weekly, full report is posted on ARRL News <http://www.arrl.org/news>.

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Just Ahead in Radiosport

The Yearlong -- ARRL Volunteers On the Air <https://vota.arrl.org/> (VOTA)
event continues. On their website you can see the State Activations
Schedule for weekly W1AW Portable Operations
<https://vota.arrl.org/w1awPortable.php>, including:

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   April 26 - May 2 New Jersey W1AW/2
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   April 26 - May 2 New Hampshire W1AW/1
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   May 3 - May 10 Iowa W1AW/0
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   May 3 - May 10 Alaska W1AW/KL7

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Upcoming Contests:

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   April 29 - 30 -- 10-10 Int'l Spring Contest, (digital)
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   April 29 -- UK/EI DX Contest, (CW)
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   April 29 - 30 -- Helvetia Contest (CW, phone, digital)
   -

   April 29 - 30 -- Florida QSO Party (CW, phone,)
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   May 1 -- K1USN Slow Speed Test (CW)
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   May 1 -- AGCW QRP/QRP Party (CW)
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   May 1 -- OK1WC Memorial (MWC) (CW)
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   May 2 -- Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest (phone)
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   May 2 -- ARS Spartan Sprint (CW)
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   May 3 -- CWops Test (CWT) (CW)
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   May 3 -- VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest (digital)

Visit the ARRL Contest Calendar <http://www.arrl.org/contest-calendar> for
more events and information.

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Upcoming Section, State, and Division Conventions

   -

   May 7 | Warminster Amateur Radio Club Hamfest
   <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/warminster-arc-hamfest-arrl-eastern-pennsylvania-section-convention-1>,
   hosting the ARRL Eastern Pennsylvania Section Convention, Bristol,
   Pennsylvania
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   May 13 | ARRL Nebraska State Convention
   <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/arrl-nebraska-state-convention-2>,
   Lincoln, Nebraska
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   May 19 - 21 | Dayton Hamvention
   <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/dayton-hamvention-arrl-great-lakes-division-convention>,
   hosting the ARRL Great Lakes Division Convention, Xenia, Ohio
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   June 2 - 4 | SEA-PAC
   <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/sea-pac-arrl-northwestern-division-convention-1>,
   hosting the ARRL Northwestern Division Convention, Seaside, Oregon
   -

   June 3 | Atlanta Hamfest
   <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/atlanta-hamfest-arrl-georgia-section-convention>,
   hosting the ARRL Georgia Section Convention, Marietta, Georgia
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   June 4 | BreezeShooters Hamfest
   <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/breezeshooters-hamfest-arrl-western-pennsylvania-section-convention>,
   hosting the ARRL Western Pennsylvania Section Convention, Prospect,
   Pennsylvania
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   June 17 | Knoxville Hamfest and Electronics Convention
   <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/knoxville-hamfest-and-electronics-convention-arrl-tennessee-state-convention-1>,
   hosting the ARRL Tennessee State Convention, Knoxville, Tennessee

Search the ARRL Hamfest and Convention Database
<http://www.arrl.org/hamfests> to find events in your area.
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